A Date With Socrates

Bias

Why Don't We Care About Our Past Selves?

Kristie L Miller PhD on July 23, 2020

Should you care more about your future self than your past self?

Confidence

Are Dogs the New Best Social Secretary?

Kristie L Miller PhD on July 4, 2020

Trying to build new social connections? A dog might be the answer.

Forgiveness

Do Dogs Forgive and If So, Why?

Kristie L Miller PhD on June 27, 2020

Doggy forgiveness: real or not?

Social Networking

Being Kind to Your Future Self

Kristie L Miller PhD on June 19, 2020

Tips for making good decisions, including having a negotiation with your future self.

Forgiveness

What Is Forgiveness?

Kristie L Miller PhD on June 13, 2020

Can we forgive the dead?

Scent

Can Dogs Tell Time?

Kristie L Miller PhD on June 8, 2020

Does your dog know how long it has been since the last time they walked? Probably.

Bias

Thank Goodness That's Over: Preferring Our Pains to Be Past

Kristie L Miller PhD on May 30, 2020

Should we care where in time our pains and pleasures are located?

Bias

Why We Favor Tomorrow and Not Yesterday

Kristie L Miller PhD on May 23, 2020

Should you prefer that you have your tasty cake tomorrow, and not yesterday?

Philosophy

What Do You Think Time Is Like?

Kristie L Miller PhD on May 16, 2020

What picture of time are you working with?

Philosophy

We Feel Time Pass, Or Do We?

Kristie L Miller PhD on July 18, 2019

Does it seem to you as though the future is coming towards you? Recent research suggests it doesn't.

Self-Harm

No Time to Plan

Kristie L Miller PhD on April 24, 2012

When someone says that they have no time to plan, we assume they have a busy schedule and cannot spare a moment to sit down and plan for the future. Obviously, that’s a bad thing. But here’s a startling claim: none of us have any time to plan, because it turns out that there is no time.

Diet

Food, Fads and Fish: Eating Nemo

Kristie L Miller PhD on April 12, 2012

Here’s something I hear a lot when dietary restrictions are discussed prior to ordering food at a restaurant “I’m vegetarian, but I eat fish”. This is an interesting claim that bears further reflection.